Farmers in Punakha and Wangdue, who expected a bountiful harvest, are distressed. Their paddy crops are floating in rainwater in the fields. They had left it out to dry before threshing. In Thangoo, ...

Rodents have also damaged maize fields. And farmers now dread that the rats will soon attack wheat and other cereals once the paddy harvest season ends. Although the chiwog tshogpas have reported the ...

Farmers in Punjab burn paddy stubble to clear fields for wheat, worsening air pollution and health issues despite government efforts and judicial mandates. Chandigarh The setting is picturesque.